zahlen
to pay
- Past (Präteritum)
- zahlte
- Past participle
- gezahlt (haben)
*zahlen + Akk* (amount) + *für* + Akk: *Ich zahle 10 Euro für das Buch.* Distinguish *zahlen* (pay) vs *zählen* (count). *Bitte zahlen!* in restaurant.
Conjugation
Present
- zahlt
- present, singular, third-person
- zahle
- first-person, indicative, present, singular
- zahlen
- first-person, indicative, plural, present
- zahlst
- indicative, present, second-person, singular
- zahl
- colloquial, first-person, form-of, present, singular
Past
- zahlte
- past
- zahlten
- first-person, indicative, plural, preterite
- zahltest
- indicative, preterite, second-person, singular
- zahltet
- indicative, plural, preterite, second-person
Subjunctive
- zahle
- first-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- zahlen
- first-person, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- zahlest
- second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- zahlet
- plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- zahlte
- first-person, formal, rare, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- zahlten
- first-person, formal, plural, rare, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- zahltest
- formal, rare, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- zahltet
- formal, plural, rare, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- habe gezahlt
- first-person, multiword-construction, perfect, singular, subjunctive
- haben gezahlt
- first-person, multiword-construction, perfect, plural, subjunctive
- habest gezahlt
- multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
- habet gezahlt
- multiword-construction, perfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive
- hätte gezahlt
- first-person, multiword-construction, pluperfect, singular, subjunctive
- hätten gezahlt
- first-person, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, subjunctive
- hättest gezahlt
- multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
- hättet gezahlt
- multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive
- werde zahlen
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werden zahlen
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdest zahlen
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdet zahlen
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- würde zahlen
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würden zahlen
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würdest zahlen
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würdet zahlen
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- werde gezahlt haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werden gezahlt haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdest gezahlt haben
- future, future-ii, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdet gezahlt haben
- future, future-ii, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- würde gezahlt haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würden gezahlt haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
Imperative
- zahl
- imperative, second-person, singular
- zahle
- imperative, second-person, singular
- zahlt
- imperative, plural, second-person
Participle
- gezahlt
- participle, past
- zahlend
- participle, present
Infinitive
- zahlen
- infinitive
Other
- habe gezahlt
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, singular
- haben gezahlt
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, plural
- hast gezahlt
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular
- habt gezahlt
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, plural, second-person
- hat gezahlt
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, singular, third-person
- hatte gezahlt
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, singular
- hatten gezahlt
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural
- hattest gezahlt
- indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular
- hattet gezahlt
- indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person
- zahlen werden
- future, future-i, infinitive, multiword-construction
- werde zahlen
- first-person, future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, singular
- werden zahlen
- first-person, future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, plural
- wirst zahlen
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular
- werdet zahlen
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person
- wird zahlen
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, singular, third-person
- gezahlt haben werden
- future, future-ii, infinitive, multiword-construction
- werde gezahlt haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, singular
- werden gezahlt haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, plural
- wirst gezahlt haben
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular
- werdet gezahlt haben
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person
- wird gezahlt haben
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, singular, third-person
- Zahlen
- form-of, gerund, neuter, no-plural, strong
- Zahler
- agent, form-of, masculine, strong
Prefixed forms (6)
- anzahlen (separable)
to pay a deposit
Er zahlte 100 Euro an. — He paid 100 euros down.
- auszahlen (separable)
to pay out
Der Gewinn wird morgen ausgezahlt. — The winnings are paid out tomorrow.
- nachzahlen (separable)
to pay arrears
Er musste Steuern nachzahlen. — He had to pay back taxes.
- zurückzahlen (separable)
to pay back
Zahl mir das Geld bitte zurück. — Please pay me back the money.
- draufzahlen (separable)
to pay extra / lose out
Dabei habe ich noch draufgezahlt. — I even lost money on it.
- bezahlen (inseparable)
to pay (for)
Ich bezahle die Rechnung. — I'll pay the bill.